Intersex traits, Genital Surgery: Considerations in Surgical Care (42 min.)
$50.00
In this debate, Dr. Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager presents the four arguments that support parents as decision makers in the treatment of children with DSD diagnoses. Dr. Barbara Chubak makes the opposing argument by elaborating why and how pediatric patients born with intersex DSD conditions should be considered an exception to the general rule of parents being decision makers. The presentation was recorded at Intersex Traits (Differences in Sex Development); Clinical and ethical considerations in care across the lifespan, on Oct. 25-26, 2021.
Description
Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, MD, FACOG
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
In this debate, Dr. Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager presents the four arguments that support parents as decision makers in the treatment of children with DSD diagnoses. Dr. Barbara Chubak makes the opposing argument by elaborating why and how pediatric patients born with intersex DSD conditions should be considered an exception to the general rule of parents being decision makers. The presentation was recorded at Intersex Traits (Differences in Sex Development); Clinical and ethical considerations in care across the lifespan, on Oct. 25-26, 2021.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:
- Clarify the unique bioethical challenges of consent to surgery.
- Describe the moral foundation and flaws in parental proxy consent to healthcare for their children.
- Analyze the arguments for and against parents as decision makers in the treatment and care of pediatric patients with DSD diagnoses.
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Physician
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Risk Management
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Physician Assistant
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Nurse
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Disclosure Statement
The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:
Barbara Chubak, MD: None
Anne Marie Amies Oelschlager, MD: Consultant, Affiliate Risk Management Services; Expert Witness in Gardasil Trial; UpToDate Reviewer
Additional information
Credit Type | AAPA Category 1 (Physician Assistant), AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (MD, DO, NP, PA), Contact Hours (Nurse, Nurse Practitioner), Risk Management |
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Topic | Adolescent Medicine, Developmental Medicine, Genital Surgery, Intersex Traits, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work |
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